Everyone predicted that Liverpool would __have a harder time of things once Sadio Mane jetted off on Africa Cup of Nations duty with Senegal, but the stats highlight quite how worryingly dependant Jurgen Klopp‘s side __have become on him.
Jose Mourinho MOCKS Jurgen Klopp as Manchester United reach EFL Cup final Mane is Liverpool’s top scorer so far this season, but his work off the ball is also so crucial to how the Reds play, and that is evident from the difference in their results when he’s present and when he’s not.
According to data from WhoScored, the Merseyside giants have a win percentage of 71.4% when the former Southampton man is involved, and just 33.3% when he’s not.
Liverpool's form since Mane left
Mane moved to Anfield from the Saints for £34million last summer, and has proven an astute purchase by Klopp while other top clubs failed to truly appreciate his talent.
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Still, that won’t be much comfort to Liverpool fans just at the moment, and they’ll be desperate for him to return to England to help them out of this shocking run of form.
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